Prepared piano

Prepared piano

Piano whose sound is altered by the insertion of various materials (metal, rubber, leather and paper) between the strings; invented by John Cage.

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prepared piano

Music; General music

Piano whose sound is altered by the insertion of various materials (metal, rubber, leather and paper) between the strings; invented by John Cage.

prepared piano

Music; Classical

A piano in which foreign objects have been attached to the strings for purposes of producing special sound effects; 20th century.

prepared piano

Music; General music

Piano whose sound is altered by the insertion of various materials (metal, rubber, leather and paper) between the strings; invented by John Cage.

piano

Music; Classical

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piano

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The Italian term for "soft", indicated in the musical score by the marking "p".

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Central service of the Roman Catholic Church.

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